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The Schuttler Improved Tubular Axle Wagon. 



This represents the very latest, and, in many respects, the most important im- 

 provement that has ever been effected in metal axle wagons, whether with solid iron 

 axles, or hollow steel tubes. 



The cut shows its application to the popular " National Tubular Axles," in which 

 it entirely supersedes the grooved wooden axle-stock, and in its stead insures an even 

 bearing, as well as a firm, direct and positive connection between bolster and axle. 



The Schuttler improvement consists of a patent re-enforcing sleeve driven onto 

 each end of the axle, leaving flat bearings, to which the Bolster on hind Gear, and 

 Sand Board on front Gear, are firmly clipped, thus doing away with the wooden axle- 

 stock, and making a perfect truss, thereby insuring nearly double the strength of the 

 old style Tubular Axles. 



Patent Stool Collar. 



Now applied to all our Steel Skein Wagons of 5,000 Ibs. Capacity and over. 



The above cut represents one of the latest and most important improvements ever 

 applied to heavy steel skein wagons. It consists, as will be seen, of a specially shaped 

 malleable iron collar on the skeins, which has a flat bearing surface or "stool" on 

 top, to which the ends of the hind bolster (and the sand-board on the front gear) are 

 firmly clipped. The result is, that the front axle and sand-board or the rear axle 

 and bolster form each a perfect and solid truss thereby successfully attaining a 

 feature in wagon building that has been vainly sought for during the past twenty-five 

 years. 



For Price Lists, see Page 191. 



